Bow-and-arrow rack



E. T. CHURCH. Bow and Arrow Back.

No. 223,667. Patented Jan. 20, 1880.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

E. THEODORE CHURCH, OF CHARLOTTE, MTGHIGAN.

BOW-AND-ARROW RACK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 223,667, dated January 20, 1880. Application filed July 15, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, E. THEODORE CHURCH, of Charlotte, in the county of Eaton and State of Michigan, have invented a new and Improved Bow-and-Arrow Rack for Archers Use; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and tothe letters of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangement of a bow-andarrow rack for archers use. as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved bow-and-arrow rack extended, erected, and ready for use. Fig. 2 shows the same folded for convenience in carrying and storing.

A represents the head of the rack,made in two pieces, hinged together, and provided in I the outer edges with series of notches. These notches are numbered consecutively with odd numbers on one side of the rack and the even numbers on the other side. This head, comprising the two pieces thus hinged together, may be of any desired dimensions, and has four pedestals, B B, mortised into and secured to it at or near the four corners, the two pedestals on each side being connected at or near their lower ends by cross-bars OG, which are furnished with sockets, corresponding with the notches in the head piece, for holding the bows.

D D are jointed arms connecting the opposite pedestals B B at right angles to the head A, and also provided with notches numbered consecutively with odd numbers on one side of the joint and even numbers on the other side for arrows, to correspond with the bowsockets above described. To each set of jointed cross-arms D are attached rods E, for

convenience in breaking the joints for folding up the rack.

F F are brackets for holding the arrows before shooting- G G are clips for holding cards with names of persons occupying numbers on the rack. i

The consecutive numbering of notches with odd numbers on one side of the rack and even numbers on the other side, and the like order in numbering notches for arrows in the jointed arms D, form an important feature of my invention.

The entire rack may be made of wood or any other suitable material or combinations of materials, and of any convenient size.

I am fully aware that clothes-racks or racks for other purposes have been made which are capable of being folded into a small compass. Hencel do not claim a folding rack, broadly, as my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A folding bow-and-arrow rack consisting of two rectangular frames connected together by suitable hinges and folding crossarms provided with notches for holding the arrows, which cross-arms are connected together by a rigid bar, E E, so that all of the arms may be opened or folded by one movement, substantially as set forth in the accompanying specification and drawings.

2. A folding bow-and-arrow rack consisting of the folding headpiecesA, pedestals B B, and jointed arms D D, brackets F F, and cardclips G G, the different parts being notched and numbered, substantially as herein set forth, and for the purposes set forth.

E. THEODORE CHURCH.

Witnesses:

GARRY 0. Fox, H. WILLARD.

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